Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
Life is important. You should always have fun and new experiences, because you never know what day will be your last. You hold grudges (怨恨). You never know what could next. I learned all this at the age of 9.
It was the before fifth grade. My best friend Neesah and I were playing. We got into an argument and had a . My older cousin, Tiffany, broke up our fight. I remember Neesah storming out of my grandmother’s house saying, “I hope we never speak again!” I replied, “Good, I don’t need you as a friend!”
I went into the house and tried to calm myself. Then I people screaming and shouting. My cousin rushed in. She said that Neesah had been hit by a street sweeper (清洁车) as she crossed the road. The driver didn’t see her. I felt . I wished it had been instead. It could have been avoided if we hadn’t had that argument!
When the ambulance (救护车) arrived a few minutes later, they said she was . I was a real mess. I had to see a psychologist (心理医生) for the rest of the summer.
I miss Neesah so much and I her always. She taught me how precious life is and that you should never hold a grudge you never know when you’ll see that person again.
A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t
A．consider B．realize C．happen D．lose
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．mistake B．waste C．present D．fight
A．listened B．heard C．watched D．saw
A．happy B．lonely C．sad D．sleepy
A．me B．it C．them D．her
A．alive B．dead C．wrong D．honest
A．think of B．laugh at C．deal with D．give up
A．when B．until C．because D．though
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my , which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant(怀孕) then. I promised them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I asked her to stay with another friend who needed help her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right me and told me he’d escort(护送)me. Although I refused, he said that he would.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can recognize(认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my . I told them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
A．argued B．received C．calmed D．disliked
A．brave B．careful C．proud D．helpful
A．for B．about C．with D．on
A．through B．past C．below D．beside
A．wet B．dry C．tough D．crowded
A．often B．even C．hardly D．nearly
A．fighting B．playing C．working D．walking
A．umbrella B．coat C．love D．kindness
A．trained B．wondered C．talked D．refused
For five months l walked past a homeless man on my way to work. He was his late twenties, a little older than me. Every time I saw him I wanted to do something to him. Then, one day, I finally walked to him.
I introduced myself first and then I offered him two .I said, “I could either give you a laptop, and teach you how to write computer code, or give you $100 in cash." He was surprised, but I could see there was in his eyes. He wasn't sure what coding is so I that it's the language of computer programs. He told me his name was Leo, and accepted my offer. I agreed every day for two months to him for an hour.
I do believe in the power of . I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer, and she planted in me the joy of learning. By the age of 12,I had my own business designing websites and had earned $3,000. I was sure that 4 Leo learned how to write computer code, it could be a way for him to turn things around. Later, I've learnt that Leo became homeless after he his job in 2011.I hope Leo will be offered a job one day after he has learnt how to write computer code.
A．at B．in C．with D．on
A．educate B．surprise C．help D．protect
A．rights B．duties C．choices D．decisions
A．joy B．worry C．suffering D．sadness
A．imagined B．explained C．proved D．shouted
A．show B．teach C．guide D．search
A．love B．competition C．imagination D．education
A．set up B．cared about C．put up D．given up
A．unless B．though C．before D．if
A．lost B．found C．refused D．got
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气), ” his father said. “But you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no .You will never be a pianist.” As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t , but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him shine.
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．piano B．knowledge C．fortune D．talent
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argue B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
One day I found that my computer disappeared(消失). I looked for it everywhere. I asked, “Where is my computer?” Dad rushed into my room and shouted at me , “Your computer? I sold it! I found you were spending too much time playing online games!”
I was very unhappy, but I knew it was to beg(乞求) him for my computer. All day long, I did but sit in front of my desk. Thinking of my homework and reports, I was even more . I couldn’t look up information on the Internet. What was more, getting used to typing(打字) on the computer, I wrote so just like a primary school student. I usually spent more than four hours talking with my friends online. But what could I do now?
I to go out and talk a walk. I walked into a park. I saw kids playing or doing exercise in the park and having fun. I suddenly felt . “How long ago did I last come to this park?” I asked myself. I used to play in the park every afternoon with my classmates. We played basketball and had a lot of fun. What happened to me? can I choose to lock myself in a room in front of a computer, wasting my time, doing nothing useful? I am a .
A．angrily B．sadly C．happily D．carefully
A．So B．If C．Although D．Because
A．useful B．useless C．helpful D．possible
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．happy B．unhappy C．angry D．worried
A．quickly B．slowly C．well D．happily
A．forgot B．decided C．helped D．hated
A．angry B．disappointed C．relaxed D．unhappy
A．How B．What C．When D．Who
A．fool B．guest C．leader D．wiser
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